1. Wilmington Water

2. Sources Cape Fear River ◦ Surface water from 23 miles upriver in Bladen County

4. Cape Fear River Discharge ◦ Total stream flow

6. Sources Cape Fear River ◦ Surface water from 23 miles upriver in Bladen County Groundwater wells

7. What is groundwater? Water that fills empty spaces and cracks below ground

8. Water Table Zone of aeration Zone of saturation

9. Factors Affecting Groundwater 1. Precipitation

10. Factors Affecting Groundwater 2. Evaporation

11. Factors Affecting Groundwater 3. Amount and type of vegetation cover

12. Factors Affecting Groundwater 4. Porosity

13. Aquifers

14. Aquifers

15. Availability of Groundwater Springs ◦ Surface outflows of groundwater

16. Availability of Groundwater Wells

17. Availability of Groundwater Artesian wells Frozen artesian well in San Luis Valley

18. Groundwater Erosion Stalactites Stalagmites

20. Sources of Contamination